FairSquare Graphics‘ Fabrice Sapolsky posted that Diamond has dropped a needed service for publishers, its “No Cost Reorder.” Through it, publishers would be able to get their books from Diamond’s warehouse when it was needed for conventions or signings.
Sapolsky has said that Diamond has 7,500 copies of their graphic novels now stuck at Diamond’s Olive Branch warehouse in Mississippi which the publisher needs. They’ve received no communication on any changes.
It has also come out that (new) Diamond has yet to pay publishers for stock sold on top of this sudden change. While weekly statements are given, the money, not so much.
Sapolsky stated in his post while also contemplating legal action:
We’re completely in the dark. No message. No email. No calls. No communication from the new Diamond management. This is bad. Really bad.
Retailers are also reporting that Diamond has changed their payment requirements, charging stores for product as soon as it is shipped as opposed to cash on delivery.
This is just the latest twist, change, headache, drama, insanity regarding Diamond’s Chapter 11 status which was announced in January 2025. What we don’t know are the specifics of the contracts with (old) Diamond, nor if any aspects to the contracts were made by (new) Diamond that would allow for such abrupt changes. We have a list of contracts assumed by Universal Distribution during this process and waiting on the same list regarding Ad Populum/Sparkle Pop. It tells us the “who” but not the “detailed what” when it comes to all of that.
We have reached out to Ad Populum/Sparkle Pop regarding all of these changes.
In other updates regarding the court process for that:
Stephenson Harwood LLP is asking for s £72,741.20 for compensation (80% of £90,926.50) and £14.00 for work they’ve done for Diamond during this process. The work was done between January 14, 2025 and March 31, 2025. What stands out is the amount sought is in £. It’s for work regarding Diamond Comic Distributors UK, which is incorporated under the laws of England and Wales.
Stephenson Harwood provided legal advice when the Debtors’ stalking horse purchaser initially contemplated a separate asset purchase agreement for Diamond UK’s assets.
So far, the status of Diamond UK has been up in the air and no one is quite sure as to where it stands. Going off these court documents, it would seem that Universal Distribution was attempting to purchase it at some point.
When it comes to the fights within the fight. Alliance Entertainment has retained the services of Randy Moonan in its ongoing legal disputes. Alliance had accused Diamond and various representatives of fraud during its initial bid and recently Sparkle Pop submitted a suit against Alliance for breaking NDAs and stealing secrets during the Chapter 11 process to compete against Sparkle Pop/Diamond. Moonan would help Alliance in both cases and is being asked to appear pro hac vice for the proceedings as counsel.
Celebrate the 25th anniversary Baltimore Comic-Con on September 20-22, 2024 at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center! Baltimore Comic-Con has announced the following guests appearing at the CBCS (#1910), Macman Comics (#1506), TopShelfComic.Com (#810), and Zenescope Entertainment (#1905) booths at the 25th Anniversary event! Go to their website for information on ticketing, other announced guests, cosplay events, gaming, and more!
John Giang, appearing courtesy of Macman Comics, is an acclaimed cover artist and concept artist. John’s unique vision has been on covers for Spider-Man, Venom, Deadpool, Batman, Superman, Star Wars, Spawn, Transformers, The Last Ronin, TMNT, Something is Killing the Children, Department of Truth, and GI JOE.
John’s film credits include Star Wars: Rogue One, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Pacific Rim, The Avengers, Iron Man 1 and 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Rango, and Star Trek, just to name a few.
John has jammed with many publishers and companies such as Marvel, DC Comics, IDW, BOOM! Studios, Paramount, Disney, Lucasfilm, Legendary, Lego, and Hasbro.
An occasionally talented writer, Garrett Gunn is the creator of the fan-favorite series Good Boy. He has been published dozens of times and currently writes numerous titles for a variety of independent publishers including Four Color Fiends, Still Ill Comics, Counterpoint Comics, Blissful pixels, and more. Garrett is appearing courtesy of CBCS.
Bill McKay, appearing courtesy of CBCS, is a comic book artist and writer best known for his cover work on Zombie Tramp, Lady Death, Red Sonja, Vampirella, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Unnatural. His first creator-owned title, Kim the Delusional, was released in late 2023 to a massive success. He is currently working on the sequel for a 2025 release. He was born and raised in southern Maryland and currently lives in Michigan with his cat ChaCha.
Noah Mitchell, appearing courrtesy of Zenescope Entertainment, makes comic books. He started making them in elementary school, selling them to other students at recess in exchange for grippers and pencil toppers. Now, he works for Zenescope Entertainment, where he’s had the pleasure of writing the Pooh vs. Bambi mini-series, in addition to several short stories that have appeared in various Grimm Fairy Tales holiday specials.
Livio Ramondelli, appearing courtesy of TopShelfComic.com, is a long time artist of Transformers for IDW Publishing, as well as contributing movie and toy designs for Hasbro. Other credits include Star Trek and Firefly Illustrated Travel Guides for Insight Editions, as well as comic book covers for Battlestar Galactica and Pacific Rim. He previously worked as a concept artist on DC Universe Online for Sony/DC Comics.
Fabrice Sapolsky, appearing courtesy of TopShelfComic.com, is an Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated unicorn. A versatile creator who writes, draws, designs, edits, publishes, and sometimes sleeps, he is known for his fan favorite creator-owned graphic novels Intertwined, One-Hit Wonder, Lady-Bird, and No Future. General audiences also know him as the co-creator/co-writer of Spider-Man Noir for Marvel Comics (with David Hine).
This year’s confirmed guests for the show include: Arthur Adams (Longshot), Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia), Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl), John Beatty (Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars), Rose Besch (Miles Morales: Spider-Man), Russ Braun (The Boys), Brett Breeding (Superman), Tom Brevoort (coursey of Hero Initiative, FCBD 2023: Avengers/X-Men), Mark Brooks (Immoral X-Men), Mark Buckingham (Fables), Jim Calafiore (NED, Lord of the Pit), Chris Campana (Amazing Spider-Man), Richard Case (Doom Patrol), Castillo Studios, Keith Champagne (Stranger Things), Howard Chaykin (Time Squared), Sean Chen (Genesis), Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls), Frank Cho (Harley Quinn), Michael Cho (Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories–Qui-Gon Jinn), Amy Chu (KISS: The End), Matthew Clark (Adventures of Superman, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Steve Conley (The Middle Age), Katie Cook (Nothing Special), Joe Corallo (King Arthur and the Knights of Justice, courtesy of Mad Cave Studios), Vito Delsante (Stray), Todd Dezago (The Perhapanauts), Rich Douek (A Phone Call Away, courtesy of Mad Cave Studios), Scott Dunbier (Jim Lee’s X-Men Artist’s Edition, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Danny Earls (The Incredible Hulk), Ben Edlund (The Tick), Chris Eliopoulos (Ordinary People Change the World), Steve Epting (New Avengers), David Finch (Moon Knight), Trish Forstner (Feral), Franco (Teen Titans Go to the Library), Sam Freeman (Hound, courtesy of Mad Cave Studios), Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (DC Nation), Ron Garney (BZRKR), Mitch Gerads (Mister Miracle), John Giang (courtesy of Macmancomics, Spider-Man), Sanford Greene (Bitter Root), Gene Ha (Mae), Garrett Gunn (courtesy of CBCS, Good Boy), Bob Hall (West Coast Avengers), Cully Hamner (Blue Beetle), Bo Hampton (Batman: Castle of the Bat), Scott Hanna (Amazing Spider-Man), Tony Harris (The Whistling Skull), Dean Haspiel (The Red Hook), Glenn Hauman (They Keep Killing Glenn), Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool), Marc Hempel (Sandman), Kyle Higgins (Radiant Black), Derek Hunter (Walking Dead: Small Bites), Jamie Jameson (American Gods), Nikkol Jelenic (Midnight Rose), J.G. Jones (Wanted), Dan Jurgens (Action Comics), Jamal Igle (Superman), Klaus Janson (courtesy of Hero Initiative, Daredevil), Dave Johnson (100 Bullets), Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Aliens), Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer), Chris Kemple (Artist Alley Comics), Karl Kesel (Impossible Jones), Tom King (Wonder Woman), Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man), Scott Kolins (The Flash), Dan Krall (House of Night), Emma Kubert (Inkblot), Greg Land (Symbiote Spider-Man), Jim Lee (Superman, Friday and Saturday only), Lucas Lee-Garza (Friday and Saturday only, Wallow), Greg Land (Symbiote Spider-Man), Jeph Loeb (Batman: The Long Halloween), Sam Maggs (Marvel Action: Captain Marvel), Anthony Marques (The Green Hornet), Laura Martin (Nubia: Queeno f the Amazons), Shawn Martinbrough (Friday and Saturday only, Red Hood: The Hill), Ron Marz (Silver Surfer), Whitney Matheson (Pandemix: Quarantine Comics in the Age of ‘Rona), Jeff McClelland (The Tick), Charlie McElvy (Spider-Squirrel), Mike McKone (Red Goblin), Bill McKay (courtesy of CBCS, Zombie Tramp), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Adriana Melo (Action Comics), Al Milgrom (Spectacular Spider-Man), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Mark Morales (Thor), Drew Moss (Thundercats), Ian Chase Nichols (The Tick), Fabian Nicieza (courtesy of Hero Initiative, Deadpool), Tom Nguyen (The Switch), Jerome Opena (Uncanny X-Force), Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Chas! Pangburn (Double Booking, courtesy of Mad Cave Studios), Dan Parent (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), Andrew Pepoy (Simone & Ajax), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Brandon Peterson (Uncanny X-Men), Khoi Pham (Star Wars: Darth Vader), Nick Pitarra (Ax-Wielder Jon), Stephen Platt (Moon Knight), Andy Price (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), Tim Probert (Lightfall), Joe Pruett(Black-Eyed Kids), Ron Randall (Trekker), Tom Raney (Green Lantern), Mark Redfield (Vampire Hunters Incorporated), Amy Reeder (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur), Rod Reis (C.O.W.L.), Afua Richardson (Omni), Sam Romesburg (Hound, courtesy of Mad Cave Studios), Don Rosa (Uncle $crooge), Peter Rostovsky (Damnation Diaries), Jennifer Rouse (Frankenstein Mobster), Craig Rousseau (The Perhapanauts), Ethan Sacks (A Haunted Girl), Alex Saviuk (Web of Spider-Man), Stuart Sayger (The Joker), Alex Segura (Secret Identity, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Liam Sharp (X-O Manowar Unconquered), Don Simpson (Megaton Man), Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special), Walter Simonson (Thor), Matt Slay (Equilibrium), Matt Slay (Equalibrium), John K. Snyder III (Suicide Squad), Mark Sparacio (Omega Paradox), Jim Starlin (Dreadstar), Joe Staton (Dick Tracy), Ryan Stegman (X-23), Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther), Paul D. Storrie (Storm Kids: Stanley’s Ghost), Karl Story (The Mandalorian), Joshua “Swayart” Swaby (Star Wars), Babs Tarr (Batgirl of Burnside), Martha Thomases (Second-Hand Rose), Peter Tomasi (Batman and Robin), David Trustman (Gregor!), Gus Vazquez (Sunfire and Big Hero Six), Robert Venditti (Tankers), Wade von Grawbadger (Justice League), Lee Weeks (Batman/Catwoman Special), Mark Wheatley (Skultar), Jeremy Whitley (Navigating With You, courtesy of Mad Cave Studios), Matt Wieringo (Stargate Atlantis: Gateways), Keith Williams (Thor the Worthy), Stephanie Williams (Nubia: Queen of the Amazons), G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel), Rich Woodall (Electric Black), John Workman (Wild Things), David Yardin (Daredevil: Woman Without Fear), Kelly Yates (Doctor Who), Leinil Francis Yu (Wolverine), Thom Zahler (Love and Capes).
Variety is reporting that a live action series featuring Spider-Man Noir is being worked on at Amazon. The character is a spin on Spider-Man and part of the Spider-Verse. It takes place in the 1930s New York City and mixes aspects of Spider-Man with noir detective stories. The character is part of the “Marvel Noir” comic universe line that takes place on Earth-90214. Other characters in that universe include the X-Men, Daredevil, Wolverine, Luke Cage, Fantastic Four, Punisher, Weapon X, and Iron Man.
The character has previously appeared in the animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and was voiced by Nicolas Cage as well on Ultimate Spider-Man voiced by Milo Ventimiglia. Spider-Man Noir first appeared in comics in Spider-Man: Noir #1 in February 2009 and created by David Hine, Fabrice Sapolsky, Carmine Di Giandomenico, and Marko Djurdjevic.
This is the second project to web its web out of Sony’s Spider-verse at Amazon Prime Video and MGM+. Silk: Spider-Society has been also announced. Sony controls over 900 characters associated with the Spider-Man franchise.
Oren Uziel will serve as writer and executive producer on Spider-Man Noir show. It was developed by Uziel along with Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal, who will executive produce.
Mutiny Magazine #1 from FairSquare Comics has sold out at the distributor level on the very day the magazine issue became available, this past Wednesday, November 24th.
Mutiny Magazine is focused on diversity and inclusion and brings mainstream and indie comics together through original comic stories, interviews, and feature stories. Issue #1 debuted with four different covers from Darick Robertson, Gene Ha, Karen S. Darboe, and Marguerite Sauvage.
Mutiny Magazine #1 features interviews with top-tier comic creators: Garth Ennis, Stephanie Phillips, Ray-Anthony Height, Maria Llovet, and Sal Buscema. Original comic stories in the issue (with 50+ pages of content) are created by comic all-stars and on the-verge indie creators, including: Brandon Thomas, Steven Harris, Fabrice Sapolsky, Ibrahim Moustafa, Éric Hérenguel, Izzy Salhani, Alex Schumacher, Mark Stafford, and many more.
The issue also includes feature stories about Marvel’s What If…?, Felix the Cat, and much more.
The first issue will be sent back to press with a new cover and be offered in the January edition of PREVIEWS for a March release along with the second issue which will be released March 9, 2022.
Fabrice Sapolsky has joined Humanoids as Senior Editor. With 20+ years of experience in the publishing industry, Fabrice’s mission will span the current and upcoming Humanoids universe titles, including a soon-to-be announced imprint.
Fabrice Sapolsky brings his experience, expertise and palette of talents to the legendary publishing company. In France, he created Comic Box, the premier magazine about American comic books, as well as worked with many top European comic book publishers in various capacities. Fabrice is also a critically acclaimed comic book professional: he’s the co-creator of Spider-Man Noir for Marvel Comics, which he also co-wrote, in addition to having published two creator-owned comic book series, One-Hit Wonder (Image Comics) and Intertwined (Dynamite Entertainment). After moving from Paris to New York in 2015, he’s now made the move west, working out of Humanoids’ Los Angeles office, effective immediately.
writer: Fabrice Sapolsky
artist: Fred Pham Chuong
cover: Fred Pham Chuong
FC • 160 pages • $19.99 • Mature
COLLECTS ISSUES 1-6
A murder. A mysterious league of protectors operating in the shadows. A legacy to protect. A city to save from filth, corruption and gangs. A girl who has to pose as a man to protect herself and her heritage. A young student lost in a concrete jungle he never chose to… Welcome to the world of Intertwined. It’s 1971 and for Juan Jin, life is about to become hell! He didn’t ask to be a hero. He didn’t ask to go to Chinatown. He only wanted to follow the way of Wing Chun, the Kung Fu style he masters brilliantly… but destiny had other plans for him. Intertwined tells a hero story from an immigrant perspective for the first time.
Give in to Kung Fu Noir with this volume collecting issues #1-6 and loaded with tons of bonuses including: additional pages of art, a never printed before story and exclusive art from some of the best artists in the industry!
The countdown to the end starts here! As one murder case closes, another one is re-opened! Learn the shocking truth behind the murder of the previous Spirit of the Earth! Juan Jin’s first battle as the new Spirit in town could definitely be his last. He’ll have to really accept to become the hero his peers saw in him and embrace his destiny.
With only one issue remaining in Intertwined, writer Fabrice Sapolsky begins to ramp things up. The issue starts with a massive fight between Juan and the Ghost Daggers. That manages to put Juan right where destiny wants him to be. Yet the spirit of metal has other plans for all the elemental spirits, not just the Spirit of Earth. Which leaves one wondering what will happen next and how this will all wrap up with the next issue.
The art by Fred Pham Chuong manages to continue the delicate balance between the mystical and the martial arts aspect of the story. There are clearly defined mystical elements as it reveals the look and host of each spirit. There is also a good amount of kung-fu action throughout which should make fans of that type of story happy and entertained.
At last, Juan Jin is the new Spirit of the Earth! But he has no idea why and what to do with his new powers! And frankly, he doesn’t care.Right now, he has more pressing matters than his “destiny”: the Triads are after him to get The Golden Dragon, the New York Police Department considers him a person of interest in a murder case and he doesn’t know who to trust…
Right now, he has more pressing matters than his “destiny”: the Triads are after him to get The Golden Dragon, the New York Police Department considers him a person of interest in a murder case and he doesn’t know who to trust…Well, certainly not these other Spirits who all say they want to offer their help. There’s no easy way out for our hero.
Well, certainly not these other Spirits who all say they want to offer their help. There’s no easy way out for our hero.
This issue is a perfect jump-on point for new readers! And as a bonus, the ultra-rare issue #0 is included!
Finally, the other elemental spirits reveal themselves in Intertwined #4. It does manage to reveal the nature of how the spirits came to be, and how their champions came to exist. That helps to deepen the mystical elements of this kung-fu murder mystery. With only two more issues remaining I wonder what will happen next.
The art manages to bring the past to the forefront. As both past and present collide with a lot of action. All of that comes together with polished fight scenes throughout the issue.
writer: Fabrice Sapolsky
artist: Fred Pham Chuong
cover: Olivier Coipel
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+
The ultimate fight has just begun! Four Spirits against one! Odds are not in Nei Chang’s favor… But his evil ways, unleashed upon Chinatown, can certainly allow him to win the fight. Meanwhile, Juan Jin has to live with the fact that he killed Luca. He finally decides the path he’ll choose and will fight: The new Spirit of the Earth is now ready to challenge his Metal counterpart to finally restore balance in the universe. Don’t miss the last issue of the first Intertwined story arc! Learn the fates of Long Huo, Lady Xia, Antwan and the Haïtian refugees. After this issue, Chinatown will never be the same!
writer: Fabrice Sapolsky
artist: Fred Pham Chuong
cover: Roland Boschi
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Mature
The countdown to the end starts here! As one murder case closes, another one is re-opened! Learn the shocking truth behind the murder of the previous Spirit of the Earth! Juan Jin’s first battle as the new Spirit in town could definitely be his last. He’ll have to really accept to become the hero his peers saw in him and embrace his destiny. An explosive issue featuring a smashing cover by fan-favorite artist Roland Boschi!
Fabrice Sapolsky has joined Humanoids as Senior Editor. With 20+ years of experience in the publishing industry, Fabrice’s mission will span the current and upcoming Humanoids universe titles, including a soon-to-be announced imprint.
